Author Archives: Jack Elliott

Rincon Point Sunset, Slater at Work, Vandenberg Missile Launch?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Sunset at Rincon Point with a line of headlights on the 101 freeway and something unknown in the sky. Rincon Point State Beach is located on the Santa Barbara and Ventura County line in California. To any surfer worth his … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s Egg McMuffin Born In Santa Barbara

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Jack Elliott

The placard on the wall of McDonald’s on Upper State Street in Santa Barbara commemorating the birth of an American culinary classic. The Egg McMuffin made its debut at the Upper State Street McDonald’s in Santa Barbara in 1972. The … Continue reading →

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Through From Santa Barbara to San Francisco in 48 Hours (1873)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Jack Elliott

A newspaper ad for Coast Line Stagecoach Co. published in the Santa Barbara Weekly Press (1873). In 1873, twenty-two dollars ($375.00 in 2010 inflation adjusted dollars) got you a two-day ride on a stagecoach to San Francisco. That must have … Continue reading →

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Mountaintop Foggy Sunset

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Jack Elliott

Santa Cruz Island poking through a blanket of fog and into the rutilant winter light, as seen from the Santa Ynez Mountains.

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Indian Cave

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Jack Elliott

This cave is located in Ventura County. It sits overlooking a gushing perennial spring in otherwise very dry landscape. There are numerous bedrock mortars in the cave and around the immediate area. There are traces of soot on its walls … Continue reading →

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